When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She 31 her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their 32 were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the 33 in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to 34 and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played 35 “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to 36 his time with lessons anymore as he 37 hit the right notes. 38 there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes 39 he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to 40 a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was 41 to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital 42 he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared. 43 it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s 44 with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would 45 be proud. William replied, “My mother was 46 and she could never 47 me play during her life time. 48 she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now 49 as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his 50 for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”
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A．hoped B．persuaded C．allowed D．preferred
A．fingers B．brains C．eyes D．arms
A．surprise B．joys C．tears D．disappointment
A．put him down B．turn him down C．put him off D．turn him off
A．badly B．nicely C．carefully D．patiently
A．pass B．take C．kill D．waste
A．ever B．never C．even D．always
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Then D．But
A．at one time B．from time to time C．each time D．the first time
A．support B．take C．intend D．organize
A．delighted B．surprised C．curious D．angry
A．as far as B．if only C．in case D．now that
A．Until B．Since C．While D．When
A．patience B．advice C．guide D．concern
A．surely B．gradually C．finally D．quickly
A．blind B．deaf C．ill D．wounded
A．watch B．appreciate C．teach D．hear
A．Besides B．Then C．Yet D．Otherwise
A．happy B．relaxed C．free D．sad
A．effort B．struggle C．belief D．challenge
When the sun began to rise, the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him up. He took a small axe(斧), and
great care, so as to
a hole in the ice on the deck. He began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes
the others looked on
. By this time he was
cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in to cut the ice away as long as he could
it.
First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their . Standing on that rolling deck meant
, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would
enough heat to warm the cabin above
point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the
could be raised, they were in
.
It took an hour’s before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in
most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater
the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would
until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
A. gone B. fallen
C. become D. grown
A. at B. for
C. with D. by
A. make B. drill
C. dig D. fill
A. until B. before
C. after D. while
A. excitedly B. anxiously
C. happily D. strangely
A. too B. so
C. as D. very
A. surprise B. time
C. trouble D. turn
A. support B. help
C. bear D. put up
A. knees B. legs
C. feet D. arms
A. life B. pain
C. damage D. death
A. to B. on
C. up D. at
A. get out B. give off
C. get over D. give in
A. boiling B. marking
C. freezing D. melting
A. boat B. deck
C. sail D. back
A. ruins B. excitement
C. danger D. surprise
A. delay B. work
C. break D. play
A. piling B. getting
C. freezing D. removing
A. because of B. though
C. as long as D. in spite of
A. suggested B. made
C. demanded D. agreed
A. sink B. blow
C. float D. flow
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in building and we were on Level 4.
For two years, my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the
more easier for my mom who had __
__ complications(并发症) after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor
but going up the stairs every day was
for her. As luck had it, my dad's ground level application was
. Hearing the good news, Mum and Dad were extremely
to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's
was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw old lady and her old husband
to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was
and moved. When he ran quickly to
them, the old lady said, "Don't worry, son. We are used to it now .We have been doing the same thing for our
daughter during the past 15 years." Her kind and yet sad words
my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday, my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years, it is still in my memory that every time the old couple
my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with
in their tearful eyes and say to me, “You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of
to my eyes every time.
A. commercial B. multi-level
C. three-storyD. historic
A. ground B. top
C. fourth D. higher
A. work B. treatment
C. climb D. visit
A. cured B. lessened
C. suffered D. treated
A. practice B. education
C. training D. exercise
A. confusing B. different
C. exciting D. difficult
A. approved B. delayed
C. rejected D. developed
A. serious B. eager
C. proudD. curious
A. job B. offer
C. return D. move
A. anxiety B. excitement
C. happiness D. illness
A. stopping B. waiting
C. learning D. struggling
A. satisfied B. shocked
C. interested D. encouraged
A. inform B. greet
C. help D. serve
A. disabled B. intelligent
C. lucky D. careless
A. inspired B. struck
C. broke D. disappointed
A. soldB. shared
C. comparedD. exchanged
A. sinceB. for
C．butD. so
A. describedB. met
C. remindedD. praised
A. appreciationB. sadness
C. regretD. envy
A. sorrowB admiration
C. prideD. guilt
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him,
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks could blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the .The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and
it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was
them away from the shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the （10） and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin(鳍) was （12） through the water toward him. He put his face in the water, kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he was the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with （15） and he pulled himself up the stones. The sharks, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐), went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So,” he said,“you did not get me.” And he looked down at the sharks still eating （20） they weren’t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says.“ My hearing was damaged by the
of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with . They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat. the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from
cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of pool on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock (休克). He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the . Brenda found her husband
the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “ I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
A．gave B．chose C．named D．remembered
A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neighbours
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．already
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mothers ____me to sleep in. and I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,___ ___, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the _____, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ______and old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back carriage. He ______from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______would want to be riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ______at passer-by and stopping to chat now and then ______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______ in the way he seemed to be doing things—______the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and ______, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ______ to learn, I left. At no age need one have to beg for a ______if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairman B．businessman C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed